Showing posts with label Tyra Banks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tyra Banks. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Top Model has a TRANSGENDERED person on cycle 11????


First Diddy now Tyra......word on the street (aka Dlisted) the lovely lady pictured above is a transgendered person......no word if all the necessary surgical procedures have taken place I guess we will have to wait until the show airs this fall......Top Model Cycle 11 is taking it to a whole different level......I for one am about equal opportunities for everyone that has potential but I really hope the only reason this individual is on the show is not for the sole purpose of "good television" there are plenty of models out there who need this once in a life time opportunity......on the other hand the show is starting to get boring so should be interesting.



Tuesday, August 5, 2008

America's Next Top Model Cycle 11

Season 11 of Top Model starts this fall.....below is the promo picture.....I hope this seasons cast are entertaining because I'm starting to get tired of the show.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP - SEASON FINALE!!!!!


So here we are… season finale of ANTM. The girls settle in after panel to prepare for the days ahead. I was surprised when Whitney mentioned that she and Anya were such good friends. I mean I barely saw the two speak; yet I guess when you have slim pickings you go anywhere for a good conversation. That’s if you can understand I word Anya is saying.

They next day the ladies shot their Cover Girl commercials, which just as I thought, was a bit of a mess. I mean, no one sucked, but really, is this all we have left? Fatima barreled right through the read, Whitney was fake and plus sized, and Anya, well I wasn’t to sure if that was English she was speaking. Luckily they got to shoot a print ad because I really wouldn’t have a clue what the judges would have to pick from.

At panel, the only thing that kept bothering me is why, why, why they did not at least edit the commercial outtakes so that we didn’t have to be subjected to the muttering and the stuttering. I almost wanted to change the channel because I felt so embarrassed for them. Anya was picked first for the final two, leaving Whitney and Fatima waiting to hear which one of them will make it. Then something interesting occurred, Whitney actually began to show real emotion. I mean a real life tear and everything. Unfortunately for Fatima her strong face couldn’t save her this time. Yeah sure she’s Somalian, but she’s no Iman and was sent home.

I didn’t really expect that the girls will be shooting the Seventeen magazine cover right away. Again Nigel was shooting because he comes cheap. As nice as it was to look at him I kind of thought it would fair better to get going and ready for the runway. This year they actually found a real designer with a name everyone can recognize (Versace). It was just a bit unsettling that the runway and background looked cheap, and that I was actually jealous of the male model’s eye makeup. I know the girls were trying, but Anya walked with the same force a wet noodle would and Whitney looked like she was wearing a sac in the first dress. And what was up with that final pose at the end. They both looked like they smelled something funny yet very foul. Zexy…

Finally, in their favorite dresses from the runway challenge, the girls prepared to hear a decision that would most definitely change the course of their lives. It was clear that while Anya was more high fashion, Whitney was just prettier and would fill a new model genre not filled yet in past seasons (full figure modeling). In the end it seemed more important to make history than to make sense as they crowed Whitney, the first plus sized model as this years America’s Next Top Model.

Friday, May 9, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP


The pressure was on this week on ANTM. As the girls continued settling down in at their home in Rome it was clear that one of the models was letting all this “Europeaness” get into her head. If you thought I was referring to Dominique, then you guessed right. I mean someone needs to give this girl a reality check. There is nothing wrong with being confident, but when confidence turns to cockiness it starts to be a turn off. This couldn’t be more the case when she started to open her fat yap tonight. I mean if you feel like you are going to win this competition, then bring it don’t sing it.

This week’s competition just made me left me a little confused. I could tell that ANTM’s contacts in Rome are pretty much few and far between. I mean they would have to be when they bring in Paulina, one of the judges, to teach them how to take action shots. Well I mean I would assume that was what was going on, but I still had a hard time understanding why Paulina was in the front of the camera and not the 4 hopefuls. I mean Paulina, yours, just like Tyra’s, time is done; now kindly step aside. This week Fatima not Anya won the challenge and 50 extra frames for her photo shoot. Personally I would have wanted a shopping spree instead.

At the photo shoot, the girls were to emulates that there are being caught by surprise by the paparazzi. Ummm can anyone say “recipe for disaster”. I mean the whole point of this competition is to get your picture taken; now they had to pretend that this is the last thing they wanted. Ummm we already know they all can’t act. So I know someone about to look a hot mess. First Anya came in and stumbled her way throughout the whole photo shoot. Then Fatima, ignorant to any really criticisms, growled her way though her photos. Dominique channeled her inner tranny, but in her defense, Jay did tell her to be the “bitch” which in her case look like a hot tranny mess on film. And finally Whitney, and all her plus sized glory, faked her way though her photos. I’m sort of convinced that Whitney is not a real person; I mean is Whitney even her real name?

At panel it was painfully obvious that the girls missed the mark in these photos. Yet not only do the models miss it, but Tyra too. I feel like the producers need to remind Tyra that they are in Rome, and not France or any other country in Europe. Her fake European accent sounds more like Miss Cleo, than international model extraordinaire. Tonight Paulina almost had me keeled over when she called Dominique a hot tranny to her face. I mean it needed to be said, we’ve been saying it for weeks. I guess Dominique, or should we say Dominic, should finally just come out admit that she/he has no junk in the truck because all her junk is in the front. In a shocking twist, Dominique’s tranniness was just too much for the judges and she was sent home. I guess it’s back to America for Dom…

Sunday, May 4, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP


This week on ANTM…gladiators???? Ok well I guess… you know, when in Rome… do as the Romans… and knock a bitch out…

The girls show up to the Roman ruins only two find some beefy women wiping a few men’s asses… (Queue in random gladiator man in tight gray top) I was so distracted by his erect nipples that I almost missed that he was going to teach the remaining 5 girls how to be graceful while cutting a man’s head off. Take note men, do not mess with any of these chicks… they will fuck you up

Anyway I didn’t really know what to make of the whole situation. I guess I figured this was some kind of posing challenge. I thought Miss J and J Alexander were asking for much when they expected the ladies to be modelesque posing with their swords and beating against some ragged looking shield in outfits that look more like Zena Princess Warrior, then the gladiator of Rome. As the challenge wore on, it was obvious that Fatima was throwing the challenge, she was tripping everywhere, I was shocked she didn’t stick the sword in her eye. After the dust settled, Whitney won the challenge and the shopping spree, and chose to take Anya with her. I guess this is sort of like Anya’s 3rd win in a row, and she didn’t even have to compete.

I guess they are running out of photographers because this week Tyra took the pictures. I don’t know what theme was this week, but they all looked like hot tranny mess, not just Dominique, because she manages that all on her own, but they all did. Big hair, too much makeup, loud clothes I mean I guess that high fashion but it still looked like the trannies went to the circus at that photo shoot.

At panel it was a close race. While the judges did have some good things to say about all the models, it was clear that two of them where just a day late and a dollar short. While Whitney’s personality makes her a great spokesperson for Cover Girl, she posed more like a Playboy pinup than a high fashion model; and Katarzyna does give good face, unfortunately this week she failed to connect to the camera with her eyes and well is pretty forgettable. The panel felt that Whitney’s win at the challenge gave her more potential and sent Katarzyna packing. Oh well, as bad as I felt for the girl, I know by next week I would have forgotten all about her.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP


Ciao Bella… ok that is just about all the Italian I know, but it seems I might be ahead in the language department, at least that’s what it looked like when the girls stepped foot in Rome this week.

Seems like not only do these model wanabees need a translator, they might also need a Seeing Eye dog too. When Anya took one step onto the ancient cobble stone streets and as she said “ate it”… priceless…I felt like screaming into the TV “one foot in front of the other dumbass”. I guess there’s nothing like falling on your face in front of millions of people. As the girls took in the sights, I started to think how staged some of this looked. Did anyone notice the two Roman women who passed in their couture outfits and white and red pumps? Somehow I doubt this is exactly how the women in Rome dress on a regular…but whatever.

Finally the girls arrived back at their new home in Rome and when suddenly Fatima falls ill. Now I have no clue what exactly she was ill from, since she seemed fine before, but I love it when they get sick the cry about how they have come this far and don’t want to leave the competition… then get it together.

During this weeks challenge it was all about how the models looked like in some random designers clothes. Queue in Whitney with her “woe is me, I’m plus size crap”. I almost busted my gut when the designer told her all she could do was face modeling… wow that’s catty, MEEEOW. And I also agree with the designer, Dominique doesn’t look fresh, and then again, neither did he. The winner was of course Anya who won a red carpet gown that I’m pretty sure she will never wear but looked nice on the mannequin. And could someone please tell these girls to hide their hateration like maybe with a hand over their face. Yeah sure the girl just won $10, 000, and yeah she gets praised like mad from the judges, that should just be more motivation to step up your game… or quit.

There was no photo shoot but a cover commercial. Seeing as how none of these females had any training, I knew I was in for a treat. I was not disappointed when Lauren managed to mess up her lines (yeah ok they were in Italian) and look a hot trailer mess in front of the cameras. It was like watching an accident in progress and looking away was not an option. The others girls scrapped by but not by much, it wasn’t about who did great more like who sucked less.

At judging it was undeniable, even though it came to being between Lauren and “I’m plus size” Whitney, it clear as day that Lauren still can’t walk and is as awkward as hell in front of the TV cameras. I guess there is no place in Cover Girl for a punk trailer mess… sorry Lauren… I guess it’s back to the trailer park…but I do have some final advice for the poor girl…Lauren, try not to cut anymore limbs off…you’ll need them while your bagging groceries at the local Save-a-Lot…

Thursday, April 17, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP


Can anyone say HOT MESS…I can and I’m sure anyone who watched this week’s episode can too?

As the girl came home after the eliminations, they shared their thought about their own potential in this competition. Then in comes the Plus size Whitney complaining how she has to try so hard because she is plus sized. I mean, ok Whitney, we get. Your not a size 2, sure you won’t get the same jobs the others might, this is the card you were dealt so deal with it. The girls speculated the possibility of traveling abroad, which usually comes this time in the competition. This is when Fatima decides to mention that she doesn’t even have the documents that she needs to leave the country. I mean did she not expect to win this competition. Ummm…

The girls received a visit from Paulina Porizskova, one of the judges, who was there to teach them how to give good press and not act like a fool in front of important people. They all failed. I mean you would think that neither of them has ever spoken to members of the general public by the way they acted.

After there lesson, Fatima gets in touch with the producers to see what she can do to expedite these travel documents. What did she think that immigration will just watch the show and send her what she needs to be able to leave the country? Honestly at that point I could not feel sorry for this girl. Get it together Africa! (Hot mess 1) As Fatima was on the phone getting her life together, the butch aka Lauren was in the kitchen cutting off the tip of her beefy thumb (Hot mess 2)

For this weeks challenge the girls put on Jay Godfrey designs and attended a party for 7up (Shameless product placement). It was ironic how natural some of these girls were at being fake. I think Stacey Anne repeated the she was from Miami and a student like 12 times, Whitney of course talked about how she was a size 12 and likes to eat and Dominique couldn’t get the designer’s name right. (Hot mess 3, 4 &5) All in all, Anaya was the winner. Not only did she win a photo shoot for 7up, she ever got paid $10,000. You go girl!

I thought it was funny how easy it was for Fatima to get an appointment to get her documents and then they get told to pack because they are going to fly abroad. Something smells like a set up. Then the next day the shoot ended at 3 pm…really? So she was able to get her documents but she misses the shoot. Again this seems more and more like a set up. In the eliminations the judges gave her no mercy and evaluated Fatima with no photo. Sending her to the final two, Fatima and Stacey Anne… but it was Fatima’s previous shots that saved her in the end. Too bad Stacey… like Tyra said… learn your angles… or whatever that’s supposed to mean….

Friday, April 4, 2008

TOP MODEL RECAP


Watch out… it’s about to be a girl fight… ok well maybe not. It’s not like any of these Top Model wanabees are going to take it to the streets. Calling each other bitches and throwing the F-bombs is as far as it can go. Lauren followed the Top Model blasting formula to the tee when she blasted Fatima after dumping Fatima’s coffee in the sink. That’s right, this psycho and lost her mind when Fatima wanted an apology. I mean come on ladies no reason crying over spilled milk… or in this case spilled coffee

For this weeks challenge the girls went on Go-sees… I guess this is a perfect time for some shameless product placement and designer plug in. Queue Sprint cell phone, now Pamela Rolland and Shoshanna Grus clothing line, it was almost comical but what made it all better was watching some of theses girls get there ego taken down a notch. First was Whitney when she found out that sometimes big girls can’t get no love, then Lauren when the designer described her walk as “horse walking”. Somehow under all this cattiness Stacey and her team of Claire, Whitney and Dominique won a photo shoot with 17 Magazine.

At the photo shoot’s theme was movement. I hope that some of these models have insurance because Tyra had the girls pose in an inch of water suspended up high resting on saran wrap. Besides being potentially dangerous, it was nice to see some of the models take on the challenge head on… literally. Especially Claire who took a dive head first onto the plastic; I think I saw her head bounce.

At judging the claws came out. I think I’m going to start watching the show just to get some good material to use on the streets. I mean you can’t get any better than “weird European tackiness” or “full figured fetus”. Aside from all the dissing that went on there was some business to conduct, and Claire and Lauren were in the bottom two. Unfortunately for Claire, she fell a little show and was sent packing… Sorry gal... I guess it’s back to breast feeding and dirty diapers for you.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Top Model Recap (I KNOW ITS A LITTLE LATE.....BETTER LATE THEN NEVER:)


So tonight’s ANTM brought us the return of the ninja, and not just any ninja but … BENNY NINJA!!! Someone tell Tyra to put this guy in the competition to blow these bitches out the water. Okay back to model talk…

Tonight’s drama came early when Dominique (in the third person of course) missed her phone time and blamed it Whitney. I mean really Dominique…that shit is on you. So during the argument Whitney throws out that that Dominique is uneducated. Dominique retaliates that Whitney is racist towards everybody, I love when people prove they are not racist because they have a friend of another race. Talk about talking out of you big ass… Lord please tell Miss Whitney AKA Ms Anna Nicole reject that when Stacey Ann called her fat she meant F-A-T not P-H-A-T unless it was referring to Pretty Heavy All the Time.

So today’s challenge was a Pose Off with the winning team getting free gifts… so very anti climatic. So Whitney is does the split and a few girls picked the legs off the floor and back bends galore. Really no one looked good doing any of the posing; it was a bit awkward actually. So the winning team was Claire, Whitney, Marvita and Katarsyna. I found it funny how Claire was the winner of the challenge overall yet she lost in the Pose off challenge to Dominique.

Tonight Marvita has an epiphany… she might be too ghetto for this competition. Ummm… just the for competition Marvita???

Picture Time!!! Paint Paint and more Paint… I hope that shit was non toxic. Well tonight was all about beauty shots. Some were able to cut the mustard and some were some big ol flops. I couldn’t help but be distracted by all that paint and them messing up all those nice accessories though...tragic

Just like in every ANTM we have arrived at the judging. I still can’t get over that Fatima does not shave her pits… Ummm sister you are not in Africa it’s ok to take a razor to those under arms… NASTY… and I just about fell out of my chair when Lauren revealed that someone stole her dime store pumps… hehehehe… girls you know you traded them for chewing tobacco. So tonight it came between Marvita and Whitney… unfortunately for Marvita its back to the hood for her… I think Prep School is in order

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Top Model Recap


Well here we go with another thrilling episode of ANTM. I’m starting to think that some of these girls are illiterate. I mean what happened to just one person reading the Tyra mail. I’m really starting to miss that.

Tonight’s challenge took place at the Fire Station. As the models arrived so did Ms .J down the fire pole. There was something about him sliding down a miscellaneous pole that just seems to fit. The model hopefuls then practiced their runway walks in front a crowd of mediocre looking NYC fireman. Leaving me wondering why I thought all firemen are hot in the first place. The worst walkers of the day were definitely Lauren, who clopped more than she walked, then Fatima, that as Ms. Jay said, walked like a Clydesdale (and for those who don’t know that’s a horse), and lastly Ms. Skip-to-my-loo Amis (why girl, why).

Unfortunately the only real drama was over the bathroom. I guess that’s what you get when you stick 11 women in one house with 3 bathrooms. One of the girls had a problem being naked in front of the other models. What?! Does she think that at a real runway shows each model has there own individual dressing rooms? Ummm sorry sweetheart, there is nothing you have that the other 10 ladies don’t.

Tonight’s photo shoot confused me. The ladies shot in the meat packing district in NY pretty much in the meat cooler. They actually had to wear the meat and make it look couture and “provocative”. Someone needs to tell Jay Emanuel that there is nothing sexy about a skinless, headless rack of lamb. Has Tyra run out of designers to use or sexy locations? I was just not impressed, more turned off actually.

Judging was pretty formulaic. The girls lined up as Tyra repeats the same line she has been reciting since the last 10 cycles of ANTM. But this time Tyra sang it. Wow, thanks for switching it up. And don’t you feel like when Tyra is giving out advice for the models, it’s more of a way to prove that she’s still got it as a model. Tyra just stop! Unfortunately, tonight was it was Amis (looking a hot mess) who bit the dust. Ta Ta Amis… Oh by the way 1983 called, they want their head band back…

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Top Model Recap


In one word, last night makeover episode of ANTM was DRAMA… DRAMA… DRAMA… ok well that’s three words… or one word said three times. But however you slice it, last night makeover episode did not disappoint.

We start with the models trying on Nelly’s Apple Bottom Jean line, but it was sort of ironic considering none of those girls have enough bottom to fit in those jeans. So in the first 15 minutes of the show we find out that Allison is a little full of herself and an anorexic at the same time… somehow I feel that one really should cancel the other.

Next up was the cover girl makeup challenge where I assume the person that applied the best makeup won. Really I still don’t know how anyone won that challenge seeing as how when the competition was done, no one looked as though they had any makeup on. Yet once the powder was settled and lips were blotted, Claire somehow came out the winner. After the challenge Allison (the one time anorexic) makes the most ignorant comment I have ever heard on ANTM when she said “I take it from the back cause I’m black”. Ummm…. WTF?! I’m Sorry Anorexia…or sorry I mean Allison you really need to just shut it up and eat. I was happy to hear Fatima, aka Africa, stand up for her black females but then again it wasn’t as if she said anything that made any real sense; needless to say I thankful for the commercial break.

This was a makeover episode, and there some definite losers in this bunch. The plus size girl, Whitney looks horrible as a blonde; she went from Whitney to a cracked out Britney. Marvita looked like she should have a saddle slapped on her back with her new horse hair mane… Nice one Tyra. I think the only model that looked halfway decent was Claire with her platinum crew cut… Fierce…And what was that Tyra Vision thing about??”

The photo shoot was a bit confusing, now really how random was it to have Elle McPherson shows up armed with bras and panties. Some of these models looked as sexy as wet fish…not impressive. Now not only did we learn that Anorexia is cocky, she’s also delusional too, lethal combo. After a lack luster shoot the girls returned home to read their Tyra Mail and get some shut eye before the following day’s elimination. Can someone tell me if it is really necessary for the girls to read the Tyra mail together… I mean some of them can’t really read anyway.

At the judging Anorexia was true to form when she would not even thank the judges for a compliment then refused to take a hint during the somewhat awkward pause. Too bad it would be her last chance to show if she had it in her to change cause she was given her walking papers. Oh well hopefully she can get some treatment

Quote of the night: “she talks like she took sleep medication with a Jamaican accent
Ms Jay about Tahiti girl

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

America's Next Top Model Cycle 10 Episode 1 (clip)

Episode Two tonight 8pm (City TV)

Thursday, February 21, 2008

America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 aired last night


America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10 is the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the fourth season of the series to be aired on The CW network. This cycle's catch-phrase is "Back To Basics".

The winner will win management and representation by Elite Model Management, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, and a cover and six-page spread within Seventeen magazine.

A few major changes were made this season. The show was moved back to New York City, New York, after being housed in Los Angeles, California since Cycle 4. The number of contestants was also increased to 14, after being maintained at 13 since Cycle 5. Finally, the judging panel, unchanged since Cycle 5, will also be altered; Twiggy will be replaced by Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova due to the former models scheduling conflicts

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

TYRA BANKS GETS HALF NAKED IN THE NAME OF FASHION



Tyra your too much sometimes.....